Arrest Made In Connection Harvard Campus Dormitory Assaults

CAMBRIDGE, MA — The Harvard University Police Department announced an arrest was made on Wednesday in connection to a recent assault incident that took place on campus earlier this month.

A man is now facing charges of assault and battery, kidnapping, and burglary/unlawful entry with the intent to commit a felony after being identified by local police as the person who trespassed at Lowell House on 10 Holyoke St. on the evening of Tuesday, May 19. According to the victim, the man approached them from behind and covered their mouth with his hand while the victim was entering their room. The man then reportedly forced the student into the room. The suspect fled the building after the victim began screaming.

After notifying the student body of the situation, HUPD said that it received a report of another similar incident that took place at Peabody Terrace less than an hour before the Lowell House attack.

“The victim of the assault and battery at Peabody Terrace reported that they were approached by an unknown male on the sidewalk near Memorial Drive, who attempted to follow them into one of the residential buildings in the complex,” HUPD said. “The suspect grabbed the victim’s wrist and attempted to pull them toward the gated entrance of the building. After repeated attempts, the suspect released the victim and fled the area.”

The department added that they believe the same person was involved in both incidents. It emphasized that there is no ongoing threat to the community.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology released surveillance footage of a man the school believes is involved in a trespassing incident at the Sidney-Pacific graduate student residence at 70 Pacific St. MIT and Harvard police originally believed there to be a connection between their reported incidents.

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